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Ch 1 Basics and Body
Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia | condition |
| -ine | a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist (one who studies) |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |